diff --git a/docs/tools/forge.md b/docs/tools/forge.md
index 3e2d8cae..db449164 100644
--- a/docs/tools/forge.md
+++ b/docs/tools/forge.md
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ One-stop PR health view (`<n>`, positional — `--pr <n>` also still works):
 mergeable state, CI checks, requested reviewers + review verdicts, and the
 last-comment timestamp — the things you need to know whether a PR is ready
 to merge (CI must pass before merge). `--sha <sha>` is a CI-only fast path
-for a raw commit.
+for a raw commit. The `reviewers` line lists pending requests only: a
+reviewer whose verdict still stands is left out even though the forge keeps
+them in its requested list, while one whose review is stale or dismissed stays.
 
 A failing/erroring CI context prints its job link. The process exit code
 is a **merge-readiness** verdict for a PR number (0 only when CI is green
diff --git a/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_status.rs b/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_status.rs
index a860fa5c..ef3c7b75 100644
--- a/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_status.rs
+++ b/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_status.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
 use clap::Args as ClapArgs;
 use forgejo_api::structs::IssueGetCommentsQuery;
+use hive_types::review::{ReviewInfo, standing};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
 use crate::client::{Client, index};
@@ -100,6 +101,16 @@ fn sha_status(client: &Client, sha: &str) -> Result<()> {
     }
 }
 
+/// The forge keeps a reviewer who has already answered in `requested_reviewers`,
+/// so a login only counts as a pending request when it has no review that still
+/// stands. A stale or dismissed review needs a fresh one, so that reviewer stays.
+fn pending_requests(listed: Vec<String>, reviews: &[ReviewInfo]) -> Vec<String> {
+    listed
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|login| standing(reviews, login).is_none_or(|r| r.state == "REQUEST_REVIEW"))
+        .collect()
+}
+
 /// Full PR health view. Exit code is a merge-readiness verdict.
 fn pr_status(client: &Client, repo: &str, pr: u64) -> Result<()> {
     let (owner, name) = client.owner_repo()?;
@@ -122,7 +133,7 @@ fn pr_status(client: &Client, repo: &str, pr: u64) -> Result<()> {
         .and_then(|h| h.sha.clone())
         .with_context(|| format!("pr status: PR #{pr} has no head.sha"))?;
 
-    let requested: Vec<String> = pull
+    let listed: Vec<String> = pull
         .requested_reviewers
         .as_deref()
         .unwrap_or_default()
@@ -132,6 +143,7 @@ fn pr_status(client: &Client, repo: &str, pr: u64) -> Result<()> {
 
     let (ci_state, ci_statuses) = fetch_combined(client, &sha)?;
     let reviews = super::latest_reviews(client, repo, pr)?;
+    let requested = pending_requests(listed, &reviews);
     let last = last_comment(client, pr)?;
 
     if client.json_mode() {
@@ -402,6 +414,33 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use clap::Parser;
 
+    fn info(login: &str, verdict: &str, old_head: bool) -> ReviewInfo {
+        ReviewInfo {
+            login: login.to_owned(),
+            state: verdict.to_owned(),
+            stale: old_head,
+            dismissed: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// A reviewer whose verdict still stands has answered; one with no
+    /// review, a bare re-request, or a verdict on an older head is pending.
+    #[test]
+    fn only_reviewers_without_a_standing_verdict_are_pending() {
+        let reviews = [
+            info("answered", "APPROVED", false),
+            info("rerequested", "REQUEST_REVIEW", false),
+            info("stale", "REQUEST_CHANGES", true),
+        ];
+        let listed = ["answered", "rerequested", "stale", "never-reviewed"]
+            .map(String::from)
+            .to_vec();
+        assert_eq!(
+            pending_requests(listed, &reviews),
+            ["rerequested", "stale", "never-reviewed"]
+        );
+    }
+
     /// `Args` is a flattened arg group, not a `Parser`, so parsing it
     /// standalone needs a wrapper. Without one these cases could only be
     /// written against the whole binary's clap tree.